During 98.5 The Sports Hub’s radio broadcast of Felger and Mazz, co-host Michael Felger berated Halladay less than 24 hours after his death. The 10-minute rant included mock “splat” sound effects as Felger said that Halladay deserved to die while calling him a “jackass.”

“If I die helicopter skiing, you have the right to do the exact same thing I’m doing to Roy Halladay. He got what he deserved.”

Felger’s insensitive rant was understandably met with outrage. It’s one thing to criticize the dangers associated with that ICON Aircraft, but it was another to turn the death of a person into a running joke.

Felger is BERATING Roy Halladay for wanting to fly a plane as a hobby. I mean, he’s basically doing mocking commentary of Halladay flying & crashing, complete with sound FX.

Tony Massarotti and Michael Felger should be absolutely ashamed of themselves. What they said about Roy Halladay is disgusting. Showboating!? I saw the video, he was FLYING THE PLANE around the water. "Showboating." Idiots. Sorry he enjoyed flying planes you scumbags.

“I regret my conduct yesterday. I believe what I believe, I do, but the tone and the hysterics were really uncalled for. To say ‘inappropriate and over the line’ is just stating the obvious, they’re clearly those things and it really goes without saying. I have no defense, I have no explanation. I’m not asking for any sympathy or a break or anything. … What I’ve gotten, I’ve deserved. I’ve deserved what I’ve gotten in the last day or so.”

Boston radio host mocks Roy Halladay for his own death: 'He got what he deserved'

This crossed a line.

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